Swedish Meatballs

Recipe Ingredients

		Meatballs
2		White bread, without crusts - torn into pieces
1/4 cup	59ml	Milk
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Ground beef
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Ground pork
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Red onion - grated, or (small)
		Finely chopped
1		Egg
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground ginger
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Butter and vegetable oil - for frying meatballs
		Gravy
2 cups	474ml	Beef stock
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flour
1/4 cup	59ml	Heavy cream
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Fresh parsley - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

In a small bowl, soak the bread in the milk until soft. In a large bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients except the butter and oil, and add the soaked bread. Mix thoroughly until smooth; it's best to use your hands for this. Shape into small, golf-ball size meatballs (by dipping your hands in cold water, the meatballs won't stick to your hands.)

Heat butter and oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs, about 8 to 10 at a time, and gently brown on all sides, about 5 to 7 minutes. Shake the skillet now and then so meatballs stay round and brown evenly. Place them on a heated baking sheet in a low oven to keep warm.

To make gravy, deglaze the skillet with 1 cup of the stock, letting it simmer for 5 minutes while scraping the bottom of the skillet with a spatula. Strain the gravy into a clean saucepan and add the remaining 1 cup of stock. In a small bowl, mix the flour with 1/4 cup of cold water until smooth. Whisk flour mixture into warm gravy, and let simmer, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, until thickened slightly, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cream and season with salt and pepper.

To serve, arrange the meatballs on a serving platter, pour hot gravy over them, and garnish with parsley. Serve with boiled new potatoes, lingonberry sauce, and lefse.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
TOO HOT TAMALES WORLD TOUR with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # WT-1B08 broadcast 03-17-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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